BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//35.223.60.253//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.jfskc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10795@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T102650Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Chaplaincy\,Counseling and Mental Health CONTACT:Annette Fish\; 913-327-8226\; afprogram@aol.com\; https://www.kcrab bi.org DESCRIPTION:
This year’s Tisha B’Av ob
servances will include a virtual discussion at 4 p.m.\, July 18: From Dest
ruction to Redemption: Personal Stories of Addiction and Recovery hosted b
y the Rabbinical Association and Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas
City.
\nHear from members of the community who have suffered personal
ly or have a loved one who has suffered from addiction. The program will a
lso include reflection of the path from addiction to recovery as a form of
transition from destruction to redemption.
Participants will incl ude: Rabbi David M. Glickman\, Congregation Beth Shalom\, who will share t he story of his brother’s struggles with addiction\; Mia Cohen\, a recordi ng artist and social media branding specialist currently working for Jewis h Family and Career Services in Atlanta\; a college student\; an adult who has struggled with addiction\; and Marla Kauffman\, executive director an d founder of Jewish Addiction Awareness Network (JAAN)\, whose son is in a long-term recovery from substance use disorder. Kauffman has been active in the Seattle Jewish community since relocating there with her husband\, Joe\, in November 2019.
\nSarah Link Ferguson\, development officer at First Call and member of Congregation Koi Ami\, will moderate the discu ssion. Ferguson is also a member of the recovery community and has written about her experience as a Jewish person in recovery for outlets such as T ablet magazine and the Temper. She is passionate about destigmatizing issu es such as mental illness and substance use disorder especially within the Jewish community.
\n“We are excited to hold this important communit y discussion especially at this time. Talking about addiction has always b een somewhat of a taboo subject in the Jewish community\, but the number o f individuals with substance abuse disorder has dramatically increased due to the pandemic\,” said Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick\, Community Chaplain at Je wish Family Services and co-organizer of the event. “We are hoping this wi ll be the beginning of many more discussions and a pathway to help for man y individuals.”
\nRegister for the virtual program : https://docs.g oogle.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer_AM1wqqIJlc75r4FTpuiercPI_eRPrjOM9rBJK28LRcD sQ/viewform.
\nTisha B’Av (The nineth day of the Hebrew month of Av) is a day of national mourning. The holiday primarily commemo rates the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples\, but also other tragedie s of the Jewish people. The community Tisha B’Av observance will be held a t 9:30 p.m. July 17 at Beth Shalom and online.
\nFor more informatio n\, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish\, Rabbinical Ass ociation Administrator/Program Director at afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-8226.
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